Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) is in the spotlight in a US court after MFM, one of Nigeria's foremost Pentecostal churches, dragged some former pastors and members to court over monetary and property disputes. The sued pastors and former church members have in turn accused MFM of engaging in fraudulent activities in the US, including evasion of duties owed to US authorities.
Alleged Defamatory Publication: US Court Sanctions Mountain Of Fire Founder, Daniel Olukoya For Misleading Court, Orders Him To Pay $7,320 To Sowore
Olukoya had in the past filed three libel suits against the Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, in Nigeria and another one before the District Court of Maryland, United States.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jul 05, 2021
A United States District Court in Maryland has ordered the founder of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya, to pay $7,320 within 30 days as part of sanctions in the suit he entered against human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, alleging defamatory publications.
The court, in a ruling by US Magistrate Judge, Timothy Sullivan, and obtained by SaharaReporters, titled, “DKT 75 Order re – Motion for Sanctions 18-cv-02922,” added that Olukoya was also “prohibited from (1) making any use of any documents related to the U.K. Charity Commission that he produced to the Defendants aft